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sleeping pill tonight
Hi everyone ,I HAVE STAYED CLOSE TO THE PHONE FOR TWO WEEKS.USUALLY HAVE MY CELL PHONE IN MY POCKET IF I DO GO SOME WHERE.WELL FOR ABOUT AN HR. TODAY ME AND MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO EAT.AND LEFT PHONE IN MY CAR,AND DARN THE DR.S OFFICE HAD CALLED.I CALLED BACK AND THEY HAD ALREADY LEFT FOR THE DAY.I AM WAITING FOR THE…
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update
just wanted to tell everyone , that i finally got up the nerve to do bone scan to see if the cancer spread. i feel like a wimp now haha. was a walk in the park. got the results , has not spread any where else, thank you god.had to get 2 teeth pulled today , they cant start chemo till they were gone..have to phone doc and…
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How do I know I have the best doctors
Hi Ladies, I went back to the surgeon today and she set me up with an oncologist, plastic surgeon,and radiation oncologist. I just met this surgeon and she is hooking me up with these other doctors that I need to depend on to save my life. How on earth do I know if I am choosing the best doctors? We live in Raleigh, NC and…
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Another computer tip
I have another computer tip that some may not know. I used to open up a message and then go back to see if there were any new answers to any threads and it was time consuming but figured if you just hit the refresh button then if there were new comments to threads then you would not have to open a thread and then back out…
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hi
Finally! Girls who I can schmooze with who don't freeze the minute they remember I've been diagnosed with breast cancer. I was diagnosed on Aug. 12th - got the news by phone in the parking lot of Lowe's, but that was my fault, not the radiologist, the day before school inservice started. I was a wreck, but couldn't afford…
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chat all by myself
i am sitting in chat all by myself come join me
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tingling
I'm getting tingling in my feet and ankles feel funny. My arm feels funny too on the 'bad' side. Feels swollen but I look at my ankles and they aren't. Trying not to stay on the computer too long. I had my last chemo in 2004. Could it affect you so long after? Maybe just vericose veins. I've got to go put my feet up. I've…
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Hit in the chest
Hi All - I am waiting for my lumpectomy next week to get the non-invassive, but malignant DCIS out of my right breast. This morning my son accidently kicked me while stretching [while I was trying to wake him] and now it has been hurting all day. I would like to think that maybe it just irritated the scar tissue from the…
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ACS or Koman
I am wanting to attend a b/c fundraiser and I need your input and help. I know that ACS does a great deal for individuals and groups that need help and the Koman seems focused on research. Do I have that right? If you have participated in these events, would you please let me know which one you liked best, or what your…
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TO ALL MY SISTERS
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING ME THROUGH THIS IT ALL HAPPENED SO QUICK MY ONKO TEST WAS 1 I START RADIATION MONDAY AND NO TAMOXIFIN YOU GIRLS ARE ALL HEROS TO ME IM SURE GOD IS SMILING ON YOU ALL AND SO PROUD OF YOU I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL MY STRENGTH I HAVE IS BECAUSE OF YOU ALL YOU HAVE HELPED ME THROUGH…
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Thursday Funny
FINES On the first day of college, the Dean addressed the students, pointing out some of the rules: "The female dormitory will be out-of-bounds for all male students, and the male dormitory to the female students. Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time." He continued, "Anybody caught breaking…
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Thanks
Thanks everyone for your stories, suggestions and support. I'll keep you all posted.
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Nicloe is out of Sugery
(This is Nicoles Husband, she asked me to update everyone) Nicole hade her Mastectomy today, everything went well even her recostruction. The best news of the day was that the lymphnode biopsy came back clean. And weve heard from two doctors that she wont need chemo, (though we havent comfirmed that with the "chief"…
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chatroom
i feel silly for aking but i can't get into chatroom. any help please it says if not connected in 10 seconds hit connect. thanks
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!Happy Birthday to Mimi!
Wishing you a lovely birthday weekend, Mimi!
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(((((((((((( 50' Woman HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! ))))))))))))))
♫ Happy Birthday to you ♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪ ♫ Happy Birthday Dear Chenheart ♪ ♫ Happy Birthday to you!!!! ♪ ♫ I hope your day is filled with wonderful unexpected surprises!!! ~Cheers, ♥ & hugs, ~T
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WAITING FOR TEST RESULTS
hi everyone.I AM WAITING FOR TEST RESULTS TO TELL WHAT TREATMENTS I WILL BE GETTING.IF I DON,T HAVE TO HAVE CHEMO THEN I WILL HAVE RADIATION WITH A PILL I TAKE FOR 5YRS.CAN ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS PILL.IS THEIR MORE THEN ONE KIND?IS IT EXSPENSIVE?THE PET SCAN WAS CLEAR,THE LYNPH NODS WERE CLEAR.THE LUNSETOMY WAS…
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Funny for Tuesday
I was in the pub yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to fart. The music was really, really loud, so I timed my farts with the beat. After a couple of songs, I started to feel better. I finished my pint and noticed that everybody was staring at me. Then I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my…
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Acupuncture in NH
Is there anyone out there who lives in NH and who sought and received acupuncture treatment for relieving the effects of chemotherapy. I'm going to be starting chemo in the next few weeks and am looking for an acupuncturist. If you did use acupuncture, do you feel it worked? Where did you go for treatment? Would you…
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MRI results
I received the results yesterday from my yearly MRI on thursday. And, it is normal! After this and my good bone scan in June, what more could I ask for? My thoughts are with all those who are currently awaiting test results. May yours also be "normal". Eileen
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Newbie on Board...countdown to Mastectomy!!!
Hi everyone!! My name is Laura and I have breast cancer!! So..this is my first time posting on any "cancer" related website. I was DX on March 13, 2009. Yep...St. Patty's day! What really sucks is that I'm Irish! Yep...long, red, curly, thick hair...oh wait... that's in the drawer in the bathroom! Still...I'm not going to…
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I just took a jog
I am so excited!!! I just finished ac 2 wks ago and am just about to start taxol/herceptin. I took my 10 month old golden retriever puppy out for his 2 mile walk and decided to jog 1/2 of it!!! And I actually did it!!! I havent jogged since april before I was diagnosed and to be honest I have been afraid to try cuz I didnt…
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About the blood in incision area.
Hi everyone, This is just an up-date on me. I went again yesterday and they drew more blood out of the chest area. I had a tube put back in but only lasted 2 days and it fell out so the doctor is trying not to have to put it back in. But she said yesterday that if it fills back up by Thursday I will have to have the drain…
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Hi All
Hi Everyone , 2 Questions one is that after 4 ac treatments and 1 taxol my count was too low for my next treatment. I was so upset!! I have 3 left and just want to get them done with. I feel like a whimp that my count is too low after 5 treatments has this happened to any one else with just that amount or about the same…
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2nd Opinion dignosis in .. St. Joseph's - Dr. Harness /// Mother of 2 Corona, CA
Hi All - Just a brief update on my condition. 2nd biospy came back and St. Joe's found the following: DCIS -- Invasive and aggressive // micro invasion Stage 1 cancer and T1B ?? i don't know what T1B means// anyone? Markers look clean ... --- 98% to 99% cancer removed at this point --- Centnornement (sp?) surgery required…
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The family of potatoes
One night, the Potato family sat down to dinner--Mother Potato and her three daughters. Midway through the meal, the eldest daughter spoke up. "Mother Potato?" she said. "I have an announcement to make." "And what might that be?" said Mother, seeing the obvious excitement in her eldest daughter's eyes. "Well," replied the…
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I'm Baaaack
Hey, Gang, Hope everyone is moving forward with all testing, surgeries, chemo, and radiation. And to those who are surviors - I hope you all are still rocking on. Sorry I have been away. I have been working to straighten out more insurance issues. This time my chemo center did not submit the necessary paperwork. No…
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newly diagnosed s/p bilat mastectomy with complications may 2009
Hi all, I am really in need of support and can not find any locally...also no therapists, psychologists are taking new patients with my insurance in my area. I was diagnosed with mod differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast. I chose a bilat mastectomy based on the Ki 67 proliferator in the tumor making…
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Finally.. the "Pass Go" card... Wha Hooo!
Well it's final.. the onco dr. had them run the pathology test twice... "negative for carcinoma"...then he carried it down to the Radiologists.. (he was so apologetic for having to put me through this yet again...) I am so relieved and happy... I will be having my simulation for radiation on Sept. 1st... and about a week…
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good news
my port is out my tests are in all is good test came back great almost to years out. I dont have to go back onc for 6 mons